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In the day to day of the communities of owners is the Farm Manager who is responsible for dealing with incidents and setbacks that arise. It is no secret that everything related to spills, meetings, acts and conflicts that are generated are tedious tasks. Luckily, technology is helping to solve these problems and make the tasks of the community of owners more bearable.

These challenges are intensified when dealing with second homes, here the administrators face peculiarities typical of these residential regimes:

Seasonality of owners
In a residential complex specifically designed to be used during the vacation months, the property manager has to take the initiative to decide when to hold the meetings, in addition, he will never be able to gather all the neighbors since each owner will decide in a way independent the period of the year in which you reside there based on your personal needs.

Thanks to the digital tools, the Property Administrators have found a way to communicate the results of the meetings immediately. More and more communities are using the video call as a tool to organize their meetings. Online platforms such as tucomunidad.com are also key, allowing to publish the budgets of works or other concrete projects, to facilitate communications between the parties.

Involvement of owners
When you administer a community of owners in which residents spend few weeks in it, or have their address on a rental basis to get some savings during the summer months, inevitably there is a little cohesive community and nobody is involved. In the end, it is the Farm Administrator who is responsible for carrying out all the requirements of the community under their own criteria.

Breaks
Many owners, when they feel that their economy is going through a bad time, decide to start cutting their expenses, starting with those that generate their most expendable properties. The Property Manager in the management of second homes has to deal with imprecise accounting as a result of the volatility of the real estate market of the holiday homes.

Lack of investment in maintenance
It is also common to find owners who are not willing to invest the same amount of time and money in the maintenance of the facilities of their usual residence as in their second home, because they see the latter as a place to disconnect for a while from the routine and They do not give relevance to your care. So the Administrator will have to deal with a more adjusted budget than usual.

Solutions like tucomunidad.com of IESA, are ideal to achieve the best economic management of the community, not only because they offer graphics by which to obtain a detailed view of how the community is being oriented economically, but because they help to correctly structure these costs and be able to anticipate future unforeseen events.

A predisposition to adopt an intelligent community
The positive part, is that these communities are much more prone to the digitalization of their administration. The owners consider that it is better to choose Farm Managers who may have online services, automating the process of receiving and posting invoices and assigning incidents to suppliers from anywhere. In short, they see digitalization as an opportunity to solve the difficulties that do not usually reside in that home.

How to save energy in your community of owners?

Summer is a time when, in general, energy expenditure shoots up in neighborhood communities. Both in their homes and in common areas, devices that serve to cool the environment (such as air conditioning). The invoice can even be twice as much as in the winter months.

IESA, a provider of technological solutions with more than thirty years of experience, has developed a list with tips so that the owners invoice does not become too expensive during the summer period:

Hire the same rate for the entire Community of Owners: Usually, each neighbor has their own electricity contract with an electricity supplier. However, if the owners, through the Farm Manager, negotiate a single rate with a company, they will get a better price.

Beware of air conditioning in common areas: For each degree that this device lowers the temperature, the equipment will be consuming 8% more energy. Therefore, it is important to ensure that the common areas are properly isolated and turn it off when it is not necessary or when there is no one in the room.

Also, not by setting a lower temperature on the thermostat, the room will cool down sooner. It is advisable to adjust the temperature between 24 and 26 degrees, which will help combat the heat and the expense does not go through the roof.

Use other methods that complement air conditioning: Classic sun protection elements, such as blinds or clear awnings, are good options to keep the neighborhood community cool without triggering the expense, as well as to ventilate the common areas. In addition, solutions such as painting the walls of light colors also saves less heat.

Check community bulbs: Light bulbs account for 4% of total community consumption. Changing them for low consumption or LEDs would mean a reduction in energy expenditure of 80%. The expense can be further reduced by adjusting the automatic shutdown time well.

With regard to garden lights, the best option is to use solar lamps or photovoltaic lights, which are charged during the day, thanks to sunlight, and do not consume electricity.

Thoroughly clean the air consoles and fans: When these devices are filled with dust, they become clogged, so they consume twice as much and can break down. To prevent this from happening, the air filters must be periodically cleaned and periodic reviews of the refrigeration systems carried out; neighbors will avoid breakdowns and spend less.

With these tips, any Community of Owners can save money on the electricity bill during the hottest months of the year. In addition, a solution like Tucomunidad.com facilitates communication between neighbors and with the Farm Administrator to be able to take these measures as quickly and efficiently as possible.

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